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The strange, bizarre, and hilarious moments of 2012

March 4-- A man decided to snort an unknown substance he found on his boat while sailing with his brother. He had a scary, uncontrollable episode shortly after and was later airlifted to a Miami hospital where he was pronounced dead. For the full story, click here.

March 5-- A 81-year-old South Carolina man won 120 thousand dollars when he decided to enter his painting into an auction. The painting was purchased for a small investment of $3.

March 7- A 39 pound cat, named "Meow", was taken under the wing of New Mexico veterinarians after the cat's owner was unable to care for him. Veterinarians hope to drastically reduce his weight by dieting. Click here for the story.

May 8- Wisconsin teams took an unexpected "dip" in Lac La Belle after the pier they were posing on for prom photos collapsed. After several hours of blow drying, the group eventually made it to the Kettle Moraine High School prom. Watch video here.

May 14- Eighteen-month-old, Riyanna, was escorted off a Jet Blue flight from Fort Lauderdale airport when authorities told her mother that she was listed on the no-fly list. After waiting with her parents at the terminal for 30 minutes, they were allowed to re-board, but the family refused. Watch full coverage here.

June 6--Remember, no matter how late you are, stealing an emergency vehicle is never acceptable. Unfortunately, a Florida women didn't quite understand this concept. She attempted to drive off with the vehicle, but was detained by a firefighter and subsequently arrested. Click here for full story.

July 3--An Arkansas woman was forced to flee the scene of a rear-end accident she caused, so she could prevent her ice cream from melting. This serious matter did not deter officers from issuing two citations to her. She received one for following too closely behind a vehicle and another for leaving the scene of an accident. Click here for the full scoop.

June 21- An intoxicated man from Deltona,Florida became violent after being arrested. Once he arrived at the jail he broke his nose by hitting his head repeatedly and spit the blood out at officals while claiming to have HIV. For the full story, click here.

July 23-- When Shane Speegle was asked for his panhandling permit, he wasn't able to produce one but was happy to pay the $200 fee to obtain one. Why? Because when asked why he didn't just get a job, he claimed to have made $60,000 doing what he does best. Read the full story here.

July 27--Dog love, usually thought to describe the flirting between two precious canines or a companion love between an owner and pet. In this case, it's a nice way of putting the inhumane attempts of a Florida man who was caught by his grandfather, naked on top of their family dog.

August 9--Plenty of people rent out their home. Not so many people rent out someone else's home. That's what happened to a South Florida home owner, who learned his property was for rent, when he was contacted by an interested renter. Click here for full coverage.

August 23- Frank Szabo, a former Republican candidate for Hillsborough County Sheriff said that he believes elective abortions are unlawful and he wouldn't reject the use of deadly force to stop them. Szabo said, "Well, I would hope that it wouldn't come to that, as with any situation where someone is in danger, but again, specifically talking about elective abortions and late-term abortions, that is an act that needs to be stopped."

August 30- The mother of a legally blind 8-year-old girl said she was shocked after her daughter's walking stick was confiscated at a New Hampshire museum. The museum says they confiscated the walking stick, because they've had issues with children using canes as weapons in the past. Watch this story here.

September 8-- While a Walgreen's clerk was distracted by his female accomplice, a man jumped over the counter and snatched 25 cartons of cigarettes worth about $1,300. He had them in a bag and was almost out, when he dropped the bag and had to quickly get everything back in order. He got away, but not in record time. To get full story, click here.

September 13th- Roberto Gonzalez Broche, 26, of Kissimmee, Florida decided he was going to build a "doomsday" bunker. Unfortunately, he decided to use a stolen trailer and food truck. Police say the stolen trailer and food truck were buried in his backyard in preparation for doomsday. watch the story here.

October 1- Two young men from Debary, Florida were caught red handed after stealing over $30,000 in merchandise because their car was stuck in mud. One of the items they stole was a cell phone, which had GPS. When the police arrived, the suspects were attempting to dig their way out with a stolen shovel. Watch the full story here.

October 13-- A Florida woman turned herself in after on-lookers made reports of her riding endangered manatees near the Gulf Pier. The woman defended herself by saying she didn't know it was illegal to ride manatees. Click here for full coverage.

Nov 5-- An Iowa pizza delivery man took matters into his own hands after not receiving a tip for a delivery. He urinated in front of the customer's door, not knowing he was being watched by a security camera. Click here to watch the full coverage.

November 16-- A bizarre fight was captured on video Friday between a police officer and a clown outside Milwaukee City Hall. Authorities said the clown is often spotted outside government buildings and is considered an activist. Watch the fight here.

November 16-- Wetsuit pioneer, Jack O' Neill was caught by surprise when a low tide behind his Santa Cruz, California home revealed a fossilized vertebrae. Unfortunately, these were not the bones of a dinosaur. Click here to read the full story.

November 29-- Two brothers, who are also commercial fisherman from Edgewater, Florida, got in a heated fight over a fishing hole. One of the men, Lawrence Lamee, used his boat to ram his brother’s boat and was arrested, according to deputies."I thought he was going to kill me," said Lance Lamee. For more on these two, click here.

December 4-- A 19-year-old bank robber and car thief was so excited about her newly committed crimes that she took to YouTube to brag all about it. The self-incriminating evidence was posted the same day she was arrested. For the full story and the infamous video, click here.

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